Princess Noriko (R), second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, speaks beside fiance Kunimaro Senge at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo May 27, 2014.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has the capability to build uranium-based nuclear bombs, Republic of Korea's defense chief said Wednesday, according to local media reports.
Actress Riyo Mori poses with the Lexus RC300h hybrid coupe during a Lexus presentation at the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo November 20, 2013.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott still insisted during question time of the Parliament on Wednesday that he's not going to "overreact" to claims about Australia's involvement in spying activities in Indonesia, but he confirmed that he "deeply and sincerely" regrets the embarrassment and hurt that the scandal has caused the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Death toll from typhoon Haiyan, locally named Yolanda, breached the 4,000 level, the Philippine disaster agency said Wednesday.
More than 100 influential Japanese entrepreneurs are visiting China in search of business opportunities brought about by Chinese economic reforms.
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS warned of high HIV prevalence in key populations in Asia and the Pacific such as intravenous drug users and men who have sex with men, according to the organization’s latest regional report.
Newly arrived US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy presented her credentials to Japan's emperor on Tuesday, traveling by horse-drawn carriage into the Imperial Palace in downtown Tokyo.
A shallow undersea quake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale rocked North Maluku in eastern parts of Indonesia on Tuesday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported here.
Japan and the European Union (EU) reiterated their commitment to conclude a bilateral Economic Partnership Agreement and Free Trade Agreement at an early date, according to a joint press statement here on Tuesday.
A Ministry of Commerce spokesman said on Tuesday that China is willing to complete negotiations with Australia on establishment of the China-Australia Free Trade Area soon.
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Tuesday that she would not dissolve the House of Representatives or step down in the face of anti-government protests.
Fifteen people were killed in two separate road accidents in India on Tuesday.